Objective: To understand the diversity of intestinal bacteria carried by cockroaches in Huangshan City, so as to provide scientific basis for integrated control of cockroaches. Methods: Cockroach boxes were used to capture the samples. After the samples were classified, 10 cockroaches were randomly ...

Objective: To fully investigate the infestation status, density, population structure, habitat distribution, and seasonal variation Of indoor cockroaches in Huangshan, China, and to provide technical support and scientific basis for vector control and sanitary city construction. Methods: From...

Six of the 15 hotels [? in Shenyang, Liaoning, China] examined for this study were infested by Blattella germanica. Infested areas were extensive and included the dining hall, kitchen, entertainment rooms and guest rooms. Cockroach densities were highest in kitchens. A control rate of >87% was...

In continued experiments of the effectiveness of sprays and dusts used in combination against Blattella germanica (L.) [cf. RAE/B 64, 371], a single application of a 0.5% emulsion spray of resmethrin in conjunction with 99% pure boric acid dust was tested in 3 restaurants in a town centre in...

Surveys of the distribution of cockroaches in buildings were carried out in Tokyo and Kawasaki, Japan, in 1972-74. In Tokyo, collection and identification of dead cockroaches from various types of buildings following insecticide treatment by pest control operators showed that of 286 buildings...

In 1976 at Farmingdale in New York State, investigations were carried out for a year on the degree to which domestic cockroaches (Blattella germanica (L.), Periplaneta americana (L.) and Blatta orientalis L.) are vectors of bacteria capable of causing food poisoning and other diseases in man....